The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health care systems fell into disrepair. Fidel Castro's stubbornness, meanwhile, made political and economic change difficult in Cuba. — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
Many who later lost faith in Fidel Castro can remember how they once admired the man who needed just a dozen men to launch the Cuban revolution. — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
You shouldn't face discrimination because of your sexual orientation. That should be illegal. — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
Fidel Castro outlasted U.S. presidents determined to overthrow him, survived the collapse of the communist bloc that sustained him and outlived many of those… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
America is or should be about inclusion. Immigrants like muslims don't and can't fit the white European mold that prevailed in this country 50… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
Holocaust Museum said ISIS has carried out genocide against the Yazidis, but its investigation did not cover Christian persecution. Now there's concern the U.S.… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
The country has already become multicultural. Given immigration trends, it will only grow more diverse, and these new Americans want to share in their… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
The collapse of the Soviet bloc ended the massive subsidies that had kept the Cuban economy afloat. The once-vaunted education and health care systems… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
The letter writers span the spectrum from left to right. Members say they don't want this to become a partisan political issue. In fact,… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
There's a culture war in this country. Americans in recent years, as you know, have become more secular. They don't go to church as… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
State Department lawyers need to have the evidence to back up the charge before they make it. Here's Nebraska Republican Jeff Fortenberry questioning Assistant… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
At one congressional hearing, Bishop Francis Kalabat complained that administration officials are overlooking what's happening to his fellow Chaldean Christians. — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
